I really like all the saturady morning streams. That's an awesome addition! But I want to promote Space Engine once more and show just how beautiful space can be. This is a star viewed from inside the atmosphere of a gas giant.

The Idle Saturday Shows (they need an official name and I'm no good at this) have, no exaggeration, been the highlight of my internet consumption this year. NTOTY2012 (new thing) so far. They've been consistently refreshing in their variety; just fun, engaging viewing.

Idle Thumbs has a lot of detailed deconstruction of the player's experience and how those experiences relate to life, literature, etc.

Giant Bomb doesn't deconstruct so much as they compare games vs. other games.

Yeah, that's the impression I've got, too. As someone who's able to rapidly go off on tangents that often seem unrelated (to the layman, anyway) on a number of different topics, it suits me perfectly that there are others who think in a similar manner when it comes to (video) games. Which is why the lovefest for Far Cry 2 really doesn't bother me (despite STILL having not played it yet... it's still in my Steam list at zero hours :( ), because it's backed up with fascinating stuff such as how it affects the player, not just how it does things. That story Sean told at... some convention or other... was amazing.

I think the ship has already sailed on this, but I really wish the new episodes had an 'epoch 3' intro

They only recently decided to renumber/name the episodes, I think they could slip a new intro in sometime in the next few eps without it seeming weird. That said: Idle Thumbs: Remo Dubstep appeals to me.

I think that Chris Remo might be the goofiest individual on the planet. In every way imaginable. From finding toe socks "loathsome" to that old weird picture of him on like a staircase, and now I see him punching himself in the face in .gifs everywhere and then I have this like perfect audio sample of him just making weird "ahoghadhfghghgo" exasperated groaning noises from somewhere. I'm just saying.

I think that Chris Remo might be the goofiest individual on the planet. In every way imaginable. From finding toe socks "loathsome" to that old weird picture of him on like a staircase, and now I see him punching himself in the face in .gifs everywhere and then I have this like perfect audio sample of him just making weird "ahoghadhfghghgo" exasperated groaning noises from somewhere. I'm just saying.

I just finished watching all of the DayZ feed. I would highly recommend that people check it out - whether you're familiar with the game or not. It really showcases the strength of the mod. It's was a rollercoaster play session and I get the impression that's not unusual with DayZ.

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When I first saw Chris in that quick look I was surprised by how much smaller and cleaner he was compared to what I thought he looked like.

Idle Thumbs has a lot of detailed deconstruction of the player's experience and how those experiences relate to life, literature, etc.

Giant Bomb doesn't deconstruct so much as they compare games vs. other games.

Yeah that's closer to how I feel. Idle Thumbs seem to be interested in a wider variety of cultural experiences, film, literature. Giant Bomb have an advantage when it comes to technical stuff, hdmi outputs or whatever.

Idle Thumbs, and this is the biggest thing for me, know how games are actually made (because they all actually make games), and use this to inform their discussions of games.

GB, or at least one or two of them, suffer so badly from some kind of ironic detachment that it makes it difficult for me to put up with for very long.

They both provide an excellent service, and a great body o' work. The persona 4 endurance run alone will always keep GB in a special place in my heart. But for me Idle Thumbs is head and shoulders above all other casts.

I heard that the giant bomb guys went and took some improv lessons to help ameliorate their podcast. As a bit of an Improv dabbler myself I was happy to hear this. Improv is one of the best games there is, when done right!

I'm sure Idle Thumbs takes the improv phrase, "Yes, and, not only that but" to heart, even unknowingly. Without it, half the memes from the show wouldn't exist. Horsebag, Goldblum, etc.

Listen, Big Rig...let me take you to the theatre...

Loved Sean's DayZ encounter with the helicopter. And I have no idea what Chris is holding out on about the post-stream revelation but god damn it I want to know.

I was listening to one of the casts from a few weeks ago where Chris was talking about Diablo 1 and 2, and thought that I should probably play those games now. Turns out Diablo 1 isn't sold by Blizzard anymore. Weird.

Yeah that's closer to how I feel. Idle Thumbs seem to be interested in a wider variety of cultural experiences, film, literature. Giant Bomb have an advantage when it comes to technical stuff, hdmi outputs or whatever.

Idle Thumbs, and this is the biggest thing for me, know how games are actually made (because they all actually make games), and use this to inform their discussions of games.

GB, or at least one or two of them, suffer so badly from some kind of ironic detachment that it makes it difficult for me to put up with for very long.

They both provide an excellent service, and a great body o' work. The persona 4 endurance run alone will always keep GB in a special place in my heart. But for me Idle Thumbs is head and shoulders above all other casts.

I heard that the giant bomb guys went and took some improv lessons to help ameliorate their podcast. As a bit of an Improv dabbler myself I was happy to hear this. Improv is one of the best games there is, when done right!

I think the two groups complement each other well, the GDC Bombcast that Chris and Jake (I think it was Jake) appeared on was very good.

It's interesting how there are two games that have kind of come to represent each site. Saints Row the Third and Far Cry 2. I think they're very apt choices.

I didn't know of Jeff until 8.8-gate or Ryan/Brad/Vinny until they joined Giant Bomb. But going back and watching old Hotspot clips makes me think they probably have done improv stuff for a while.